I do, too, but he should qualify for a British passport through his mother.
I find it extraordinarily unlikely that he would know or care about this, much less pursue it, but it’s technically possible.
I do, too, but he should qualify for a British passport through his mother.
I find it extraordinarily unlikely that he would know or care about this, much less pursue it, but it’s technically possible.
TBH, I don’t thinks he needs a passport to re-fuel on the tarmac. And it will be up to the host country weather they require one for visitation.
I think it’s pretty common for wealthy people to hold multiple passports just in case. And presumably he has planners and advisers who might see to it that he got one, if not through his mother then through any one of a number of golden visa programs.
UK passports issued more than a couple of years were maroon. If the colour was listed…
Tongan Protected Person passports were sold by the King of Tonga to persons who are not a Tongan citizen.[3] Tongan Protected Person passport holders cannot enter or settle in Tonga on this passport. Generally, those holders are refugees, stateless persons, and individuals who for political reasons do not have access to any other passport-issuing authority.
Of course he’s lying. It’s SOP.
I don’t think it matters because Trump’s not going anywhere.
He’s been evading prosecution by using mob boss tactics for years, making his wishes known without giving direct orders and using his cronies to do his dirty work, and I see no reason why he wouldn’t break from that pattern now.
Whatever happened, I’m sure I thinks he maintained plausible deniability. I’m betting Jared is the bag man and it wouldn’t surprise me if he were feeding information on Iran’s nuclear program to Saudi Arabia. Or maybe Russia, through his friendship with Roman Abramovich ……but my money’s on Saudi Arabia because he’s cozy with MBS and they gave him two billion dollars.
If I could REALLY speculate, maybe they’re finally tying the Khassogi murder and the Bezos hack and the National Enquirer’s promotion of Saudi Arabia and to the Qatar blockade together into the long running Jared conspiracy that it probably is. And they might’ve helped run up oil prices as a favor to Trump.
This is long shot speculation, but even if it’s true Trumps not fleeing the country, He’ll just pin it all on that Jared guy that he barely knew.
And I disagree with Mary Trump about Jared being the rat. He’s a true crime family kid, loyal to the end - plus he’s probably in so deep he can’t get out of trouble by flipping.
If Trump flees the country, he is of no more use to Putin. At best, the pee tape surfaces; at worst, he falls out of a window. Loose ends, y’know.
Here’s a shocking twist…
NEW: According to a DOJ official, the FBI is NOT in possession of former President Trump’s passports. Trump had accused the FBI of stealing his three passports during the search of his Mar-a-Lago home.
Surprise! He just made that up.
Norah O’Donnell Tweet:
I do, too, but he should qualify for a British passport through his mother.
I find it extraordinarily unlikely that he would know or care about this, much less pursue it, but it’s technically possible.
Is it? This British Gov site suggests that for those born before 1983, it’s only Dad who could pass on citizenship.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
He still has his cult, which is/was 30% of the US electorate.
Putin could exploit that.
We have a serious problem turning out voters. -Too many people are dis-engaged.
-I’m going to let go of this to avoid a hijack accusation.
It’s all speculation anyway.
Surprise! He just made that up.
LOL, figured. Thanks.
I can think of no reason they would have to confiscate his driver’s license. (Does he even have a driver’s license?)
In my family, we’ve had several cases of older relatives not wanting to admit that it’s now dangerous for them to drive, with associated drama (so much drama). So I was saying that if it had been his drivers license that was missing, I’d have a guess on who did that. But for passports, I don’t have a guess.
Isn’t “focusing on the crimes” how the entire dialogue gets started? Put as the first line, before the existing one:
FBI: You have classified documents you’re not supposed to have.
If Donny does end up hightailing it to Russia, maybe he could become roomies with Ed Snowden. Talk about the Odd Couple!
In theory he could still run for President from, say, Hungary.
Is “seizing of passport” literal? Why the hell would he leave his passport(s) in MAL? Wouldn’t he be traveling with his passports wherever he goes, even if just domestic? What if there is an emergency need to leave the country? (Like a sudden felony charge concocted by the Radical Left that runs all of America law enforcement)?
And considering that he’s the one who brought up the passport (which was apparently not even in scope of the DOJ search), I think he’s using reverse psychology.
Here’s what Trump is thinking:
Radical Left and its Media Minions: “Ha ha, he can’t escape; he doesn’t even have his passport!”
Trump: {from Russia} “Zoinks! I had it the whole time!”
To me, this is the clearest signal that he actually might just flee, as unbelievable as that as that is!
This British Gov site suggests that for those born before 1983, it’s only Dad who could pass on citizenship.
Looking at both your link and this one, I see only a subtle difference because Trump’s mother and, not his father, was British.
If his father was British, he would be British unless he renounced it.
But since his mother was British, he has to ask for British citizenship (which would automatically be granted).
I suspect it makes no practical difference which parent was British if Trump applied for a UK passport…However, the UK nationality law is notorious complex.
If it did come out that the FBI grabbed Donald’s UK passport, I think it would be unfair to hold that dual citizenship against him. But it would lose him many votes.
From the annals of “I have no idea what to make of this …:”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/doj-offers-trump-his-passports-back/ar-AA10H4Vt
Officials with the Department of Justice offered to return to former President Donald Trump his three seized passports, according to a Monday email shared by a Trump spokesperson.
In the exchange, Jay Bratt, chief of the DOJ’s counterintelligence and export control section, corroborated Trump’s public claim that authorities had seized three passports from his Mar-a-Lago resort during a raid last week and offered to return them.
“We have learned that the filter agents seized three passports belonging to President Trump, two expired and one being his active diplomatic passport. We are returning them, and they will be ready for pickup at WFO at 2 pm today. I am traveling, but you can coordinate further,” the email shared by Taylor Budowich, director of communications for Save America, said.
Huh. You’re right: I read further, and while a mother can qualify you, it doesn’t look like it would in his case. Well, that’s going to be a relief to the good people of the UK. Thanks for looking into that.